pregnant and leered at?

[HardCheese]

I've only just started to notice this at going on 25 weeks, but I've started registering men on the street giving me the eye in an unmistakable way, now that I'm visibly pregnant. What is it exactly they are leering at about the pregnant form, can someone explain? It's not that I don't feel wonderful at least some of the time - I have unusually glossy hair and skin (for me), and I adore the shape I am becoming, plus the baby kicking on the tube or in a shop is pure pleasure - but I would have expected it to be a turn-off, rather than a turn-on for a casual male onlooker, with my newly titanic breasts being cancelled out by my burgeoning bump.

Why do I seem to be getting more attention than before I got pregnant? Is it just that my belly is an advert for the fact that I've been Doing the Deed? Am I evidence of some other man's fertility and that piques passing male interest? Thoughts?

I know the feeling, Hard Cheese. I've not been with my current man for that long (17 + 3 and conceived after a month with him) and, being a typical Liverpool lass, I have an ... interesting ... romantic history. I still get texts from old flames and when I tell them I'm pregnant so not interested, it seems to make them want me more! Not to mention that on the odd night out with friends I tend to collect quite a few phone numbers - no intention of getting in touch with them, of course. I wonder if we all give off sexy pheremones that makes us irresistible :O

I had this a while back. Waiting for the lights to change at a crossing on the way to work, tired, in my top looking sexy maternity jeans (that come up just under my chin) and pink crocs, no makeup. A van pulled up an man leaned out the window, looked me up and down and said 'nice'. eeew....made me want to go home and have a shower. it's proper grim. Don't know what's going on in their little heads. I was looking forward to having 9 months of not having any male sexual attention, seems the opposite.

Some of these posts are the funniest I have ever read!! But blimey reckon I have been missing out here!! I feel so frumpy & unattractive...(hate maternity clothes) & have deffo not had any male attention that I have noticed but then I would probably think he was looking at me thinking "wow,what a hippo" (my pet name for myself at the mo) !!
All the more depressing coz I am single!!! All is not lost though as I am going out wednesday night...(1st time since preggers) & have a nice outfit to wear, so will make a real effort to rock my hippo look!!!

According to 'The secrets of love and lust' it 's because pregnancy is a sign that you are fertile which is what men are pre-programmed to look for in a woman so even if they aren't leering they are probably hyper aware of you!

I've had a few leers, my favourite was the the guy at the train station who said 'Cor blimey, look at you! Wanna come back to mine?' I reminded him about his train and he looked so disappointed!

So its not just DH! He swears he has never had a pg fetish, but is constantly horny looking at me (26w and showing A LOT).

Shame I am completely uninterested, really. Such a waste!

No-one has leered at me yet, but then I live in the north east, and it is so cold here that I am wearing DH's huge winter coat any time I leave the house, so I just look immensely fat. Not fair. Reckon being leered at might make me feel better...

Cor blimey I would love to be leered at!! Roll on wednesday night, I am gonna show my bump with pride & high expectations!!! lol

As a singleton I did have a conversation with a friend at beginning of pregnancy that I could'nt imagine anyone chatting me up while PG (although I know it does happen & know a few people who met their partners while PG!!) But think I would have felt odd being intimate with 1 guy while PG with anothers baby?!! As in Jordan & Gareth Gates!! Now omg I am so glad I am single coz I could'nt be bothered trying to keep the spark in a new relationship!! I love not having to shave my legs or attempt to even look slightly attractive!!

Ha ha I was going to start a thread about this myself a while ago as I was so weirded out about it! Glad to hear it's not just me getting this bizarre reaction from blokes!

As soon as I started showing the male attention started to ramp up - initially from teenage boys (eeew, eeew, and eeeeeeeew!! Grimness!) but then from males of all ages. Some days I had made an effort, but others was in no makeup, a parka and maternity leggings up to my chin!

DH says I look like "a healthy milk maid" (one he doesn't really want to DTD with ATM, but I digress) - I'm not sure if I agree but maybe it's the general obvious fecundity that does it for some men.

I did nearly punch some old letch the other day who said "oh yeah, niiiiice, niiiice" as I walked past. Perv!

How comforting to learn that sexual harassment can actually increase during pregnancy. :(